Chicago AIDS walk
will benefit Katrina evacuees

The AIDS Run and Walk Chicago, set for Saturday, will help organizations working with HIV-positive Hurricane Katrina evacuees, the Windy City Times reports. The fund-raiser will donate 10% of its net proceeds to the National AIDS Emergency Fund, which is working with community-based AIDS service organizations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Tennessee. The remainder of the funds will benefit the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. The event begins at 10 a.m. at Columbus and Balbo in Grant Park in downtown Chicago. For more information or to make donations call (312) 922-2322 or go online to www.aidsfund.org.